<it>Drosophila king tubby (ktub)</it> mediates light-induced rhodopsin endocytosis and retinal degeneration
<p>Background</p> <p>The <it>tubby</it> (<it>tub)</it> and <it>tubby-like protein (tulp)</it> genes encode a small family of proteins found in many organisms. Previous studies have shown that TUB and TULP genes in mammalian involve in obesity, ne...
Main Authors: | Chen Shu-Fen, Tsai Yu-Chen, Fan Seng-Sheen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Biomedical Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.jbiomedsci.com/content/19/1/101 |
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